Does anybody know these wheels? or car?

[Clean 93]

Does anybody know what kind of wheels these are...what size ..they look cool with the dish

 

[Jonny Cash]

They look like Borbet type E's. They are discontinued, but theres a couple other companys that reman'd the style. I think Privat.

Actually yea. Check out the for sale section. "very first 3.2" Those are them.

 

[Toolman]

Those are the Borbets (not sure of model), he has them on his 90 he just sold as well.

TT

 

[T.O_SHO]

Those look great on the white SHO...

I may have to start looking for a set...

 

[1993MTXSHO]

there was a set on ebay not to long ago, you can prolly find them. I found a brand new set of team dynamics cosmos in polished aluminum in a warehouse in cali that have just been sitting. I almost S*** when i called and he said they had them, and for really cheap too. I told him drill them to 108 x 5 im sending payment now.

 

[GeneSHO]

Does anybody know what kind of wheels these are...what size ..they look cool with the dish

Borbet Type E. Size is 17X8. This is one of the few wheels that were 8" wide that has the proper offset. These wheels are long gone obsolete.
Here is pic of mine:

 

[DeaconBlue]

The Borbet type E 17x8" rims had a 40mm offset. They weighed about 21.5 to 22.0 lbs each, so they were fairly light for a cast rim. They were actaully a Volvo fitment, so the hub bore has slightly larger than the Taurus. You just had to careful when you torqued the lug nuts – I used to do it in stages to make sure they were staying lug centric. On a Gen II car they would be fine in the rear with a 235/45-17 tire, but with a 245/45-17 tire, I had to use a 2.5mm thick wheel spacer to keep the inside tire side wall off the stock '95 strut housing. But with the spacer the outside tread shoulder got very close to the fender lip – not a problem with an empty back seat, but put some weight in the car and they would rub. On the front the 245/45-17 tires sort of looked like they stuck out of the fender wells. With say a 225/50-17 tire size, none of this would be an issue.

Not sure how they would work on a Gen I car.

I first installed these on my car back in May 2001. They fit over the 13" Cobra front brake setup with plenty of clearance. I loved the look of the wide machined lip and the deep offset spokes – they made the car look like it was RWD, sort of a looked like the older Impala SS. I had to sell my set last year when I went with the 13" C5/C6 Corvette front brake setup. They would not fit over the wider 1.25" rotors and the larger C5/C6 pin drive PBR calipers. I now have two sets of the TD PR 1.2 rims from Josh.

 

[greenbeanmtx]

These are the wheels that ive been on a quest to find for a couple years now. I havent had any luck. Hey Jay, you said someone makes a reman'd now?

 

[Jonny Cash]

These are the wheels that ive been on a quest to find for a couple years now. I havent had any luck. Hey Jay, you said someone makes a reman'd now?

IIRR it was Privat when I was looking in a 06 catalog, but then I looked on the website and didnt see them. They were forged wheels.

 

[slosable]

This Sport Edition F7 is 17x 7.5 and 40mm offset. Its close in looks to the Borbet.

 

[Geek SHO]

Yeah, but it doesn't have that amazing RWD looking lip on it. Kazera KZ-As are a little closer:

 

[Clean 93]

I found some wheels that look close (with lip)-----Ronal R7


They have correct bolt pattern and offset



http://www.ronalusa.com/index.html

Does anybody run these?...post pics!!!

Thanks
-Pete

 

[Calypso]

I found some wheels that look close (with lip)-----Ronal R7


They have correct bolt pattern and offset



http://www.ronalusa.com/index.html

Does anybody run these?...post pics!!!

Thanks
-Pete

They're kinda close, but the "deep lip" ones aren't available in 5X108...